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March 2, 2010 | 1:37
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-- One wild cake: The Griffith Observatory has been memorialized in film, with "Rebel Without a Cause." Now, it's memorialized in cake. Pictured is the sugary confection that won TLC's "Ultimate Cake Off" Monday night. The challenge: Honor the L.A. landmark as it prepares to celebrate its 75th anniversary. That will be done with a May 15 fete where art meets astronomy called "Cosmic Conjunction 2010: Diamond Nights * Northern Lights." That's Dr. E.C. Krupp, director of the observatory and a guest judge on the show, with the winning cake, by Colette Peters. Peters is owner of Colette's Cakes in New York City. Her cake re-creates the Griffith Park experience, including the gravity-challenging drive up and the starry skies.